The Hanging Tree
“From The Prize Novel -- A Picture Of Thundering Power!”
Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.
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Cast
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Gary Cooper
Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
Known for
High Noon
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Maria Schell
Elizabeth Mahler
Known for
White Nights
Superman
Karl Malden
Frenchy Plante
Known for
Patton
On the Waterfront
George C. Scott
George Grubb
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Patton
Karl Swenson
Tom Flaunce
Known for
The Sword in the Stone
Little House on the Prairie
Virginia Gregg
Edna Flaunce
Known for
Operation Petticoat
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
John Dierkes
Society Red
Known for
The Omega Man
Shane
King Donovan
Wonder
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Defiant Ones
Ben Piazza
Rune
Known for
The Bad News Bears
Mask
Emile Avery
Townsman (uncredited)
Also in
The Lusty Men
Four Guns to the Border
Fern Barry
Mother (uncredited)
Also in
The Attic
Girls on Probation
William Benedict
Trapper (uncredited)
Known for
Bride of the Monster
Libeled Lady
Delmer Daves Director · Wendell Mayes Screenplay Halsted Welles Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.2M · United States release March 13, 1959 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,200,000
Production
Baroda
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 11, 1959
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · March 13, 1959
Theatrical
Argentina
August 25, 1959 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1960 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 25, 1959 · Theatrical
Finland
March 13, 1959 · Theatrical
France
March 20, 1959 · Theatrical
January 11, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
September 18, 1959 · Theatrical · West Germany
January 11, 1974 · TV · West Germany
Italy
March 12, 1959 · Theatrical
Japan
February 20, 1959 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 13, 1959 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 2, 1960 · Theatrical
Spain
August 15, 1960 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
September 12, 1960 · Theatrical
December 21, 1969 · TV
September 21, 1981 · Theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
June 1, 1959 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 7, 1962 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 19, 1959 · Theatrical
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